Here are the 26 players who will likely be on the area, in the dugout and in the bullpen as soon as the common season will get underway right here in Atlanta. As is custom round right here, we’re taking a deeper take a look at each participant on the Opening Day roster. This consists of how they received right here, their primary data after which some projections and enjoyable info as nicely.
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PITCHERS
## – Osvaldo Bido – RHP
Age: 30 Birthplace: Los Hidalgos, Dominican Republic
Acquired: Claimed off waivers from the New York Yankees on March 24, 2026
Expected Role: Swingman/Long aid
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Projection: Low-leverage reliever or swingman, 0 to 0.5 WAR
Fun Fact: Was beforehand claimed by the Braves off waivers in December 2025, however misplaced ten days later to create space for the signing of Ha-Seong Kim. This began a interval of 5 completely different organizations claiming Bido in the span of 5 months; the Braves claimed him after the conclusion of Spring Training. Bido makes the Opening Day roster regardless of not showing in camp with the Braves.
49 – Aaron Bummer – LHP
Age: 33 Birthplace: Valencia, CA
Acquired: Traded from the White Sox to the Braves on November 16, 2023 in alternate for Nicky Lopez, Braden Shewmake, Jared Shuster, Michael Soroka and Riley Gowens.
Expected Role: Middle aid
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Projection: Quality reliever, 0.5 WAR
Fun Fact: Made his first profession begin in 2025, putting out the first 5 batters he confronted.
55 – Bryce Elder – RHP
Age: 27 Birthplace: Decatur, TX
Acquired: Drafted by the Braves in the fifth spherical of the 2020 MLB Draft
Expected Role: Starter
Projection: Fourth starter, 1 to 2 WAR
Fun Fact: This is Elder’s first time on a Braves Opening Day roster; he didn’t even make it when in the end making an All-Star Team in 2023.
72 – Didier Fuentes – RHP
Age: 20 Birthplace: Tolu, Colombia
Acquired: Signed by the Braves as a world free agent on January 15, 2022
Expected Role: Swingman/Long aid
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Projection: Average swingman or starter, 0 to 1.5 WAR
Fun Fact: When making his MLB debut in 2025, was the third-youngest beginning pitcher in Atlanta Braves historical past, and the youngest debut in MLB since 2016 (Julio Urias).
66 – Grant Holmes – RHP
Age: 29 Birthplace: Conway, SC
Acquired: Signed a minor league deal take care of the Braves on November 21, 2023
Expected Role: Starter
Projection: Average swingman or starter, 0.5 to 1.5 WAR
Fun Fact: Made his MLB debut a full decade after being drafted.
26 – Raisel Iglesias – RHP
Age: 36 Birthplace: Juventud, Cuba
Acquired: Signed a one-year, $16 million contract on November 19, 2025
Expected Role: Closer
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Projection: Above-average reliever, 0.5 to 1 WAR
Fun Fact: Was as soon as ejected for throwing a bathtub of sunflower seeds and a bucket of gum onto the infield whereas his teammates had been engaged in an on-field brawl.
45 – Tyler Kinley – RHP
Age: 35 Birthplace: Plantation, FL
Acquired: Signed a one-year, $4.25 million contract on January 10, 2026
Expected Role: Middle-to-High-leverage aid
Projection: Average reliever, 0.5 WAR
Fun Fact: Kinley used to say that he was associated to U.S. President William McKinley, and that the “Mc” was lacking from his household’s surname as a security measure following the assassination of President McKinley. However, this was disproven by a someone who took it upon themselves to fact-check this.
52 – Dylan Lee – LHP
Age: 31 Birthplace: Dinuba, CA
Acquired: Signed a minor league take care of the Braves on April 15, 2021.
Expected Role: Middle-to-High-leverage aid
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Projection: Average reliever, 0.5 WAR
Fun Fact: I’m contractually and morally obligated to repeat the proven fact that when he began a recreation in the 2021 World Series, he had the fewest profession MLB appearances for a starter in such a recreation, in each publish speaking about Dylan Lee, in addition to this enjoyable truth sequence.
40 – Reynaldo López – RHP
Age: 32 Birthplace: San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
Acquired: Agreed to a three-year, $26 million deal that additionally consists of an $8 million membership possibility for 2027.
Expected Role: Starter
Projection: Middle of the rotation starter restricted by availability, 1.5 to 2 WAR
Fun Fact: First Dominican participant signed and developed by the Nationals to start out a recreation for them. (Doesn’t embody the pre-Nationals, Expos tenure.)
34 – Joel Payamps – RHP
Age: 31 Birthplace: Santiago, Dominican Republic
Acquired: Signed a one-year, $2.25 million contract on November 23, 2025
Expected Role: Middle Relief
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Projection: Below-average reliever, 0 to 0.5 WAR
Fun Fact: Was included in the three-team commerce that introduced Sean Murphy to Atlanta. As a part of the deal, the Athletics despatched to Payamps to the Brewers.
51 – Chris Sale – LHP
Age: 37 Birthplace: Lakeland, FL
Acquired: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Braves on December 30 in alternate for Vaughn Grissom. Agreed to a two-year, $38 million deal on January 4 that additionally consists of an $18 million membership possibility for 2026. Signed a one-year, $27 million contract on February 25, 2026 that additionally features a $30 million membership possibility for 2028.
Expected Role: Starter
Projection: Above-average starter to elite starter, 2.5 to 4.5 WAR
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Fun Fact: Has made back-to-back All-Star Team appearances after a previous seven-year stretch (2012-2018) of consecutive appearances as nicely.
54 – Jose Suarez – LHP
Age: 28 Birthplace: Naguanagua, Venezuela
Acquired: Claimed off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles on January 26, 2026
Expected Role: Starter
Projection: Average reliever or swingman, 0 to 1 WAR
Fun Fact: Though he appeared with the Braves in 2025 and can possible accomplish that at the very least as soon as in 2026, spent a part of the offseason (lower than two weeks) with Baltimore after being claimed on waivers in mid-January. The Braves claimed him again in late January.
75 – Robert Suarez – RHP
Age: 35 Birthplace: Bolivar, Venezuela
Acquired: Signed a three-year, $45 million contract on December 11, 2025
Expected Role: High leverage
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Projection: Above-average reliever, 0.5 to 1 WAR
Fun Fact: Was as soon as ejected and suspended for a sticky substance throughout a routine glove verify.
CATCHERS
30 – Drake Baldwin – C
Age: 24 Birthplace: Madison, WI
Acquired: Drafted by the Braves in the third spherical of the 2022 MLB Draft
Expected Role: Starting catcher
Projection: Above-average common, 2 to 4 WAR
Fun Fact: Led his dwelling state of Wisconsin in highschool hockey purpose scoring as a junior in 2018.
20 – Jonah Heim – C
Age: 30 Birthplace: Buffalo, NY
Acquired: Signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract on February 10, 2026
Expected Role: Backup catcher
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Projection: Below-average to common common, not anticipated to play incessantly, 0 to 2 WAR relying on enjoying time
Fun Fact: As a toddler, began switch-hitting as a result of, in his personal phrases, “hitting from the right side is boring.”
INFIELDERS
1 – Ozzie Albies – 2B
Age: 29 Birthplace: Willemstad, Curaçao
Acquired: Signed as a world free agent by the Braves in 2013. Signed a seven-year, $35 million extension with two membership choices on April 11, 2019.
Expected Role: Starting second baseman
Projection: Average common, 1.5 to 2.5 WAR
Fun Fact: Hit a walkoff three-run homer in the 2026 WBC with two outs and a two-run deficit, stopping Nicaragua from getting their first-ever victory in WBC play.
14 – Mauricio Dubón – UTIL
Age: 31 Birthplace: San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Acquired: Traded by the Houston Astros on November 19, 2025 in alternate for Nick Allen
Expected Role: Super utilityman, momentary beginning shortstop
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Projection: Below-average common, 0.5 to 1 WAR
Fun Fact: Moved to the U.S. at 15 to play baseball after an opportunity assembly with a mission group in his native Honduras; second native-born Honduran to play in MLB, first to seem in the MLB playoffs, and first to win a Gold Glove Award.
15 – Kyle Farmer – INF
Age: 35 Birthplace: Atlanta, GA
Acquired: Signed a minor-league deal on February 6, 2026
Expected Role: Bench
Projection: Replacement stage (or beneath), 0 WAR
Fun Fact: Appeared in the movie, The Blind Side, as a highschool quarterback.
2 – Jorge Mateo – UTIL
Age: 30 Birthplace: San Domingo Oeste, Dominican Republic
Acquired: Signed a one-year, $1 million contract on January 19, 2026
Expected Role: Utilityman
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Projection: Below-average common, 0 to 1 WAR
Fun Fact: Named the quickest minor leaguer forward of the 2018 season by Baseball America. Then, led MLB in steals in 2022.
28 – Matt Olson – 1B
Age: 31 Birthplace: Atlanta, GA
Acquired: Traded by the Athletics on March 14, 2022. Signed an eight-year, $168 million extension with a membership possibility for 2030 on March 15, 2022.
Expected Role: Starting first baseman
Projection: Above-average common, 3 to three.5 WAR
Fun Fact: Was ejected for the first time in his profession for arguing a batter interference name throughout the second-to-last recreation of the 2025 common season.
27 – Austin Riley – 3B
Age: 27 Birthplace: Memphis, TN
Acquired: Selected by the Braves in the supplemental first spherical, forty first general, of the 2015 MLB Draft. Signed a ten-year, $212 million extension on August 1, 2022.
Expected Role: Starting third baseman
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Projection: Above-average common, 3 to 4 WAR
Fun Fact: In addition to baseball, performed quarterback for his highschool workforce throughout his freshman and sophomore years. Attempted to give up the soccer workforce to focus completely on baseball, however was retained as the squad’s punter.
8 – Dominic Smith – 1B
Age: 30 Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA
Acquired: Signed a minor-league deal on February 17, 2026
Expected Role: Left-handed pinch-hitter
Projection: Below-replacement to generic bench manufacturing, -0.5 to 0.5 WAR
Fun Fact: Had an insane WPA recreation in the ultimate recreation of the 2019 season by hitting a three-run, pinch-hit walkoff homer towards the Braves whereas down by two runs and with two outs in the eleventh. But, the recreation was in the end meaningless for the standings, so nobody remembers this as notably dramatic.
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OUTFIELDERS
13 – Ronald Acuña Jr. – RF
Age: 28 Birthplace: La Guaira, Venezuela
Acquired: Signed by the Braves as a world free agent in July 2014. Signed an eight-year, $100 million extension with membership choices for 2027 and 2028 on April 2, 2019.
Expected Role: Starting proper fielder
Projection: All-Star manufacturing, 4.5 to five.5 WAR
Fun Fact: WBC 2026 champion, child.
23 – Michael Harris II – CF
Age: 24 Birthplace: DeKalb County, GA
Acquired: Selected by the Braves in the third spherical of the 2019 MLB Draft. Signed an eight-year, $72 million extension with membership choices for the 2031 and 2032 seasons on August 17, 2022.
Expected Role: Starting middle fielder
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Projection: Above-average common, 3 to 4 WAR
Fun Fact: In his 2022 Rookie of the Year marketing campaign, gained Rookie of the Month in three of the 4 full months that he was up with the large league membership.
36 – Eli White – OF
Age: 31 Birthplace: Greenville, SC
Acquired: Signed a minor league take care of the Braves on July 25, 2023
Expected Role: Bench, potential weak facet platoon outfielder
Projection: Replacement stage to regular-quality manufacturing 0 to 1.5 WAR in restricted PAs
Fun Fact: Was as soon as a part of a commerce that additionally concerned eventual teammate and present drawback little one Jurickson Profar. White went from the Athletics to the Rangers in the deal, whereas Profar went the different path. Also, the Rays and a bunch of different gamers had been concerned.
18 – Mike Yastrzemski – LF
Age: 35 Birthplace: Andover, MA
Acquired: Signed a two-year, $23 million contract on December 10, 2025
Expected Role: Strong facet platoon outfielder
Projection: Below-average to common common, 0.5 to 2.5 WAR
Fun Fact: Is a part of one in every of 4 grandfather-grandson pairs to every hit 100 homers in MLB.
